WJOX's Ryan Brown shares his weekly AP Top 25 poll (analysis)

Chaos. We finally got chaos. What a weekend of college football for Week 7.

The results turned my AP Top 25 poll vote upside down.

This was one of the most difficult weeks placing teams that I have had. Gone from the poll is Northwestern and we welcome Missouri. The Tigers make a huge jump from unranked to 14th (explanation below). My Top 10 has three new teams and 22 of the 25 teams in my poll are in a new spot.

Now, the explanation:

1. Alabama (6-0) - The Crimson Tide was actually a bit out of whack in the first quarter. That didn't last long. The rest of the game was the most Alabama that Alabama has looked in a month.

2. Oregon (6-0) - Very good win by the Ducks. Husky Stadium is a difficult place to play and Washington may well be the third best Pac-12 team. Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota is an amazing player.

3. Clemson (6-0) - I actually predicted Clemson's performance on Friday's WJOX Roundtable. That was the classic "look ahead game". We learn all we need to know about the Tigers next week.

4. Ohio State (6-0) - Bye.

5. LSU (6-1) - Either LSU fixed their defense or they played Florida. The "best offense in LSU history" was slowed by the Gators-D. All in all, it is a solid conference win.

6. Florida State (5-0) - Bye.

7. Texas A&M (5-1) - It took every available second but the Aggies got a tough road win at Ole Miss and Johnny Manziel continues to dazzle. The Aggies host Auburn next.

8. South Carolina (5-1) - Maybe I'm wrong about South Carolina. Just when you thought they might be coming unraveled, they play their best game of the year.

9. Miami (5-0) - Bye.

10. UCLA (5-0) - The Bruins continue to fly below the radar but not for long, the next two are against Stanford and Oregon.

11. Louisville (6-0) - The Cardinals were far from impressive Thursday night. Their offense has struggled in the last two games and they play an extremely interesting Friday game against UCF.

12. Baylor (5-0) - The Bears showed some mettle winning at Kansas State. In doing so, they proved what I believed all along; that offense will eventually slow down, even against a bad team.

13. Stanford (5-1) - The Cardinal suffered a tough conference road loss at Utah. It was the first loss for quarterback Kevin Hogan. It gets no easier for Stanford with UCLA next.

14. Missouri (6-0) - The Tigers are a difficult team to rank. On one hand, the win at Georgia is impressive. On the other hand, the loss of James Franklin could be debilitating.

15. Georgia (4-2) - The dam finally broke for the Bulldogs. A month of emotional football coupled with numerous key injuries resulted in a bad loss.

16. Fresno State (5-0) - Bye.

17. Oklahoma (5-1) - The Sooners got embarrassed by a bad Texas team. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has been critical of SEC defenses; maybe he should spend more time on his.

18. Texas Tech (6-0) - The Red Raiders survived a tough Iowa State team Saturday. Give Tech one more week and then it gets even trickier.

19. Washington (4-2) - Yes, The Huskies have two losses but they are to Stanford and Oregon. Many Pac-12 teams will have those losses. Let's see what they do now.

20. Auburn (5-1) - The Tigers hammered an over matched FCS foe but broke in a new quarterback along the way. It will be very interesting to see who gets the call at Texas A&M.

21. Virginia Tech (6-1) - The Hokies could not possibly do it in uglier fashion but they keep winning and the schedule is favorable for them to continue winning.

22. Michigan (5-1) - The clock has been ticking on the Wolverines, they have been living on the edge. It took four overtimes but the Maize and Blue finally fell over that edge.

23. Oklahoma State (4-1) - Bye.

24. Northern Illinois (6-0) - The Huskies stayed undefeated but struggled against Akron. The Zips are one of the worst teams in college football, not the type of win Northern Illinois needs to rise in the polls.

25. Florida (4-2) - The Gators can simply find no offense to pair with their stellar defense. The big picture is that they have losses to two teams I have in my top 10.

It would be hard to think that Week 8 could give us as much drama as this past weekend but there are some big games. It begins Friday night as Louisville hosts UCF. Saturday gives us that massive Florida State-Clemson game, UCLA at Stanford, Auburn at Texas A&M and Florida at Missouri.

Each week the AP Top 25 will be released at noon on Sundays. Please look for my thoughts each Sunday afternoon here and give me your feedback in the comments on AL.com, at ryanb@joxfm.com or on Twitter @RyanBrownWJOX